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Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
6 | ★★ Exodus - with Ben Phillips | 36m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
6 | ★★ Guiding Light - with Daniel and Emma | 60m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good climb, the step across earns it the stars - great fun.
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Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall | ||||||
11 | ★ Transylvania - with Nick Chappell | 60m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
P2 was great fun, lots of jugs. P1 less so, but still enjoyable.
Climbed with Nick and Sam Klose.
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Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae House of Atreus | ||||||
7 | ★★ Tantalus - with Daniel and Emma | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tue 24th Dec 2013 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
16 | ★★★ Muesli | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
15 | ★ The Thinker | 16m | Average | |||
Tue 29th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
9 | ★ Keyboard | 25m | Average | |||
Mon 28th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs John's Pinnacle | ||||||
14 | ★ Shoadee | 24m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very enjoyable. Short and sharp with some committing moves early on!
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Mon 28th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
12 |
★ Eagle Cleft
1
2
2
12
lead by
Cameron
3
10
lead by
Me
4
10
lead by
Me
| 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Walked the first pitch. Cameron led the second (crux). I led the last two (supposedly 10) onsight. Getting around the chock was a bit stiff for the grade!
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Mon 28th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | ||||||
5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
1
2
3
lead by
Me
4
lead by
Me
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Heather's first multi pitch! Cameron led first two pitches, I led the second half.
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Sun 27th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Gully Organ Pipes Gully Left Side Frenzy Pinnacle | ||||||
13 | ★ Viagra | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb. Some tricky balancing moves, thought provoking. With Cameron.
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Sun 27th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall | ||||||
6 | ★ Revolver Crack | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Stiff for the grade but a nice climb. With Heather and Cam for Heather's first second.
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Sun 27th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower | ||||||
9 | ★★★ Arachnus | 110m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent climb. Linked pitches 2 and 3 together.
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Fri 21st Dec 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
16 | ★★★ Muesli | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant.
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Mon 8th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Cave Climb | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climb. The second half from the cave and up was brilliant.
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Sun 7th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area | ||||||
8 | ★★ Hocus Pocus | 49m, 15 | ★ Good | |||
A ramble up the wall. Would have linked pitches but my head wasn't in it at the end of long day.
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Sun 7th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Phantom | 31m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great start and wicked traverse!
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14 | ★★ Joseph | 46m | ★ Good | |||
Fun climb
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14 | ★★ S.S.C.C.1 | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
8 | ★ Abseil Arete | 30m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Chossy to start but a good way to ease back into leading.
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16 | ★★ Another Man's Juliet | 48m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant climb. Cameron linked pitches. Had to really commit to get past the crux.
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12 | ★★ The Eyrie | 45m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Slabby first pitch. Second half was a lot more fun.
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Tue 7th Aug 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
16 | ★★★ Muesli | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Love it.
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8 | ★ Leprosy | 15m | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★ Mt Olive | 17m | ★ Good | |||
Tougher than I remember. Got stuck for a bit above the crux.
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Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Booborowie | ||||||
14 | Boobies | ★ Good | ||||
Roof was all right. The rest was uninspiring.
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13 | Only the No's have it | Don't Bother | ||||
I got moss in my eye.
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13 | ★ Great pair of tits | ★ Good | ||||
Chock full of choss but not bad in a technical sense.
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Mon 11th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
6 6 R | ★ Cloaca | 30m | Average | |||
I just wasn't feeling it on this one. The fact I was brushing away cobwebs to place nuts probably didn't help. Anton seconded.
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11 | ★ Penny Dreadful | 40m | ★ Good | |||
With Anton and Kate.
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Mon 11th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
10 | ★★ D Major | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Did P1 two days ago but bailed due to a slow party ahead. Did the P2 at dawn this morning. P1 mediocre, P2 epic for the grade.
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Sun 10th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Muldoon | 42m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Not as intense as last time (I've gotten better), but just as brilliant!
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Sun 10th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
14 | ★★ Hot Flap | 170m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
I'm not the hugest fan of slabs but I can see why people love this one.
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Sat 9th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Back Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ Rubbery Under Arms | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very enjoyable roof.
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15 | ★ Orange Crush | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite a bit of fun. Nice and steep up to the top.
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Fri 8th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
10 | ★ Clytemnaestra Buttress | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led the first pitch, was nothing compared to the tricky moves on the grade "10" pitch
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Fri 8th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Agamemnon Area | ||||||
10 | ★★★ Agamemnon | 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
With Cam and Dylan. Led the first pitch. Amazing as before!
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Fri 8th Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
11 | ★★ The Dribble | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
With Cameron and Dylan. Onsighted the first and last picth.
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Sat 2nd Jun 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
8 | Start | 19m | Average | |||
Took the direct finish as described in the guide book. Getting off the ground was the most fun.
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11 | ★ Big Sham | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Not sure if I legitimately climbed Big Sham, had my foot in Sham n Eggs for a lot of it.
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15 | ★ Clea Direct Finish | 16m | ||||
Fri 1st Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
17 | ★★ Libretto | 50m | ★ Good | |||
Tough crux thankfully gave way to smoother climbing afterwards.
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Fri 1st Jun 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae House of Atreus | ||||||
7 8 | ★★ Tantalus | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The start of the second pitch was excellent!
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Thu 31st May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Vanoise Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ Agent Orange | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Very involved, requiring determination and some blind faith.
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Thu 31st May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
14 | ★★★ Lamplighter | 78m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Second pitch was mind blowing, if a bit long - almost lost it at the end! The exit was a nice surprise.
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Thu 31st May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★ Bozo | 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
First third was a bit pedestrian but the excitement came thick and fast after that.
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7 | ★ Charity | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not very sustained but fun times at the crux.
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5 | ★ Sincerity | 14m | ★ Good | |||
A pleasant stroll up the line.
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14 | ★★ Loyalty | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb, some tricks required but nothing particularly special.
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Wed 30th May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Castle Crag | ||||||
14 | ★ Cunrack | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lots of fun after the first 3 or so metres.
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Wed 30th May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
13 | ★ The Lute Direct | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A trying climb with some fancy manoeuvres.
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Wed 30th May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★★ Bard | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Insanely good climb! Lived up to the hype, every pitch was awesome.
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Tue 29th May 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
11 | ★★ Piccolo | 33m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sweet climb. Seemed like a bunch of it was slabby steps but the good bits were good!
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13 | ★★ Horn Piece | 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A nice climb but not particularly exciting on second.
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Mon 28th May 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
17 | ★ Mt Olive | 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite a bit of fun. Required some thought.
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15 | ★ The Thinker | 16m | Average | |||
15 | ★ Clea Direct Finish | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Thu 17th May 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
Far Crag | ||||||
8 | Cinch | 14m | Don't Bother | |||
17 | ★★ Resurrection | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had to really commit to some moves in the first few metres!
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15 | ★ Lords Prayer | 17m | Don't Bother | |||
Getting on the wall was definitely the crux (15!??) and the most fun. I found the corner coming up to be simply unenjoyable.
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Mon 14th May 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
15 | ★ Clea Direct Finish | 16m | ★ Good | |||
I got well pumped hanging at the crux trying to get out a walked-in cam, almost had to take a rest... the life of a second!!
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16 | ★★ Plexas | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A couple of ripper moves in there.
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8 | ★ Leprosy | 15m | Average | |||
16 | ★★★ Muesli | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Another brilliant run up Muesli, love it.
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15 | Aga | 13m | Don't Bother | |||
Would rather have spent my time on Balthazar
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Sun 29th Apr 2012 - Slapes Gully | ||||||
10 | Chest Hairs | 17m | Don't Bother | |||
Not your average 10. Seconding Anton for the first time.
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14 | ★ Travels With a Donkey | 15m | Average | |||
Would have been good climbing if I was able to forget about the horrifically terrible approach.
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Fri 27th Apr 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
12 | ★ Sham'n Eggs | 10m | Average | |||
A wee bit chossy at the top. Nice climb up the crack though
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11 | ★ Free and Easy | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb. Rope was set up for Big Sham, made the roof a bit of a challenge!
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15 | Cocolossal | 18m | Average | |||
Wed 11th Apr 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
6 | Pandemonium | 19m | ★ Good | |||
A good climb on which to practice this leading caper.
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15 | Cocolossal | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Some tricky bits at the start and in the V-crack. Overall a nice climb.
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16 | ★★★ Muesli | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Awesome climb! Best I've done at Boulder.
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9 | Justine | 19m | ★ Good | |||
Fun start to a nice climb
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Sun 25th Mar 2012 - Onkaparinga | ||||||
Top Cliff Bacchus Sector | ||||||
5 | Scouts in Kingcabs | 20m | Don't Bother | |||
My first onsight! I wouldn't say it was an awesome climb though...
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14 | ★★ Bacchus | 23m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 22nd Mar 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Throne Room | ||||||
13 | Carmel | 12m | Average | |||
Pretty light on for features to begin with. Straightforward after that
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15 | Pony Express | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Fun roof on the cave, good start to an otherwise uninspired climb
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13 | Palomino | 14m | Average | |||
Fri 16th Mar 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
12 | ★ Balthazar | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Filmed it as part of a spot for Totally Wild on the Scout Rockclimbing Group.
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Tue 13th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge | ||||||
11 | ★★★ Blockbuster | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Amazing climb. More involved than the grade suggests, kept me on my toes.
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Tue 13th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Flinders Lane Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Ivan | 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great short climb, some fancy moves in there.
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Mon 12th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Muldoon | 42m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Couple of rough moves on P1, was sustained but awesome climb.
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Mon 12th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Agamemnon Area | ||||||
10 | ★★★ Agamemnon | 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Classic finish, loved it!
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Mon 12th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
9 | ★★ The Eighth | 99m | ★★ Very Good | |||
My first multipitch second!
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Sun 11th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque | ||||||
14 | ★ Minimus | 12m | ★ Good | |||
That one move earns the 14 grade
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10 | ★ Camelot | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hooking over the funky block was some fun times!
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Sun 11th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Declaration Crag Area Declaration Crag | ||||||
9 | ★ Craddock Crack | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Easy after the start but definitely not a 9, maybe 11 or 12
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Sat 10th Mar 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ The Ghost of Melville | 25m | ★ Good | |||
15 seems a fair rating. Didn't jam at the crux, layback instead
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7 | ★ Little Revolver Crack | 20m | Average | |||
Tough crux for a 6, good all round
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13 | ★ Sexless Sue | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun roof, good start to the day!
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Tue 6th Mar 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
15 | ★ Clea Direct Finish | 16m | ★ Good | |||
11 | ★ Clea | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Good fun climb, good way to start the day!
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12 | ★ Balthazar | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fri 2nd Mar 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Outcrops | ||||||
14 | ★ Thermopile | 9m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 25th Feb 2012 - Onkaparinga | ||||||
Top Cliff Bacchus Sector | ||||||
10 | ★ Sauterne Straight | 20m | ||||
11 | ★ Frontignac | 22m | ||||
13 | ★ Sandpiper | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
11 | ★ Big Sham | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 12th Feb 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
Far Crag | ||||||
12 | ★ Sheoak Corner | 15m | ★★★ Classic |
Not as dramatic as the last time I was here...